1 GRAMMAR WORKSHEET A
1 Complete the table with the past simple forms of the
verbs below.
1
begin bring call copy eat explore
finish give make move speak visit
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
2 Complete the story with the correct past simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
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Anna's strange morning
It was Saturday, so I'
(not get up) until 10 o'clock. My family
2
We 8
9
we
and 10
(not be) at home, so I was at
home alone. 13
(hear) a strange
noise from downstairs. It sounded like a baby! I went
downstairs, but 14
anything. 15
(not can) see
(not be)
scared, but I was worried. I sent a message to a friend
and asked her to come over and help me look. It
6
(not take) her very long to
come. We started looking around the house, but there
7
(not be) anything unusual.
(not know) what to do so
(sit) down in the kitchen
(chat). I picked up the
newspaper and read a story about a missing monkey
from the zoo! Suddenly we heard the noise again.
Something was in the cupboard. We
Past simple: affirmative
and negative
11
(open) the cupboard
and this very scared monkey jumped out! It
12
13
(not believe) my story
until they saw a photo
of the monkey in the
kitchen!
(not be) very big and it
(not have) big teeth but now
We 14
(be) scared! We ran out
of the kitch and closed the door. I phoned the zoo
and said, "We 15
(find) your
monkey. Please come
and get it!' My parents
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3 Correct the sentences from Anna's strange morning.
Write one negative and one affirmative sentence.
1 Anna got up at 8 o'clock..
Anna didn't get up at 8 o'clock.
She got up at 10 o'clock.
2 Anna's parents were at home.
3 Anna was scared. She wasn't worried.
4 Anna's friend took a long time to come.
5 Anna read about the monkey online.
6 The monkey was in the oven.
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7 They ran out of the house.
8 Anna phoned her parents.
9 Anna's parents believed her story when they saw
the monkey in the kitchen.
4 Work in pairs. Roll a dice. Tell your partner about the
last time you did the things below. Roll the dice again
for the number of seconds or minutes to speak.
The last time I went on holiday I went to Greece.
I stayed in a hotel with my family. It was great fun.
Tell your partner about the last time you ...
went on holiday.
laughed a lot.
went to the cinema.
went to a shop.
visited a museum.
were angry with someone.
two minutes
one minute
30 seconds
two minutes
one minute
30 seconds
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